Heel-cutting apparatus.



W. .I. NESBITT.

HEEL CUTTlNG APPARATUS.' APPLICATION, FILED Auc..8,'1916.

Patented Mar. 6, 1917.

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HEEL CUTTlNG APPARATUS.

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WILLIAM J". NESBIT T, '0]? LOS- ANGELES, CALIFORN'IA.

. HEEL-CUTTING- APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '6, 1917.

Application filed August 8,1916. Serial No. 113,829.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLIAM J. Nissnrr'r, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented a certain new and useful 'HeeLCutting .Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to heel cutting zapparatus, and it has for its object the provision of a modification of the construction which is shown inmy Patent No. 1,170,178,

' dated Feb. 1, 1916, and in my application for patent Ser. No. 90,275, filed April 10, 1916.

The present invention will be apparent from careful consideration of the following description of the preferred form of the modified construction, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a broken side elevational view showing the modified construction; Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the modified construction; Fig. 3 is a broken front elevational view showing the modified construction; Fig. 4 is a broken cross-sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2*; F ig. 5 is a broken cross-sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig-3; Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the guide; Fig. 7 is across-sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 6 and Fig. 8 is a broken sectional view of the means for operating the table which carries the heel clamping means.

Referring to the drawings, the shelf 9 has its rear part secured to the support 10 by screws 11, and on said shelf 9 is mounted the platform 12 which has on its underside the dovetail guide 13 which is slidablyfitted in a corresponding guicleway in the shelf 9. On the platform 12 is adjustably mounted the guide 14 which is connected to the platform 12 by the pivot 15. The guide 14 has slidably mounted thereon the table 16 which carries the heel clamping means. The latter may be of any suitable construction, but preferably consists of the lower plate 17 which is suitably secured to the side of the table 16, and the upper plate 18 which is suitably secured to the lever 19; said plates 17 and 18 being disposed in substantially the same vertical plane and having the adjacent edge portions thereof curved and adapted to fit in the crease between the heel seat and the heel of the shoe 20. The plates 17 and 18 are. provided with spaced teeth 18Hwhich are adapted to grip the heel of the shoe 20. The lever 19 has its forward end provided with the handle 21, and it has its rear end mounted on the pivot 22 between the upright lugs 23 on the rear part of the table 16. The cutter preferably consists of the bandsaw 24, not fully shown, which may pass through the adjustable guide 25 which is suitably mounted on the shelf 9.

The means for operating the platform 1.2 preferably consists of the angular lever 26 which is mounted on the pivot 27 carried. by the downward extension 28 of the shelf 9; said lever 26 having at one end the handle 29. and having at its other end the pivot 30 to which is connected one end of the curved link 31 which latter has its other-end con"- nected to the pivot 32 on the side of the platform 1 2.

The means for adjusting and locking in adjusted position the guide 14 preferably consists of the extension or handle '33, which is provided on the guide 14 and has thereon the ears 34 between which on the pivot 35 is mountedthe latch 36 which latter is pro vided with teeth adapted to fit in the notches 37 provided in the arc-shaped end of the arm or lateral extension 38 with which the platform 12 is provided. A spring 39 is suitably connected to the handle 33 and to the latch 3-6 to move the latch 36 and normally lock the latter in position in engagement with the arm 38. An abutment or stop 40 is provided on the platform 12 to limit the movement of the guide 14.

The means for adjusting and locking in adjusted position the table 16 preferably consists of the angular lever 41 which has one end portion arranged in a cutaway portion on the underside of the table 16 and mounted on the pivot 42 which is carried by the table 16; said lever 41 being provided at one end thereof with the handle 43 and at the other end with the projection or pin 44 which is provided with a roller 45 disposed in the slot 46 in the guide 14. The lever 41 is provided with ears 47 between which on the pivot 48 is mounted the springpressed latch 49 which extends through theopening 50 in the lever 41 and has one end thereof provided with teeth 51 which are adapted to fit in suitable notches provided on the underside of the table 16.

From the foregoing the operation of the modified heel cutting apparatus will be understood by those skilled in the art. It will be seen that when the heel of the shoe 20 is gripped by the clamping means on the table 16, the lever 41 may be operated to move the table 16 on the guide 14 according to the amount that is to be cut off of the heel and said table may then be locked in adjusted position by engagement of the latch 49 with the table 16; If a straight out in the heel is to be made the guide 14 is disposed substantially at a right angle to the cutter 24. By operating the platform 12 the heel is moved past and cut by the cutter 24. When it is desired to make an angular cut of the heel the guide 14 is turned horizontally until it makes the desired angle with the cutter 24, whereupon the guide 14 may be locked in the adjusted position by engagement of the latch 36 with the platform 12.

I claim 1. The combination of a shelf, a cutter, a platform movably mounted on the shelf, a pivot on the platform, an adjustable guide connected to said pivot, and shoe-heel clamping means adjustably mounted on said guide.

2. In heel cutting apparatus, the combination of a shelf, a cutter, a platform movably mounted on the shelf, a guide movably mounted on the platform so that it can be disposed at the desired angle to the cutter, and heel clamping means movably mounted on the guide so that the heel can be moved transversely into the plane of said into the plane of said cutter so that the heel will. be cut by a subsequent movement of said platform.

4. In heel cutting apparatus, the combination of a support, a cutter, a movable platform carried by said support, a guide pivotally mounted on the platform so that it can be disposed at the desired angle to said cutter, and means on said guide adapted to clamp and move the heel transversely into the plane of said cutter so that the heel will be cut by a subsequent movement of said platform.

5. In heel cutting apparatus, the combination of a movably mounted platform, a cutter, a guide adjustably mounted on the platform so that it can be disposed at the de sired angle to said cutter, and means on said guide adapted to clamp and move the heel transversely into the plane of said cutter so that the heel will be cut by a subsequent movement of said platform.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification at Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, this 2nd day of August, A. D. 1916.

WILLIAM J. NESBITT.

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